2009 Mission Trip

This year 12 of us went to Piura for 10 days in early June. Some photos appear here.


1-5: These photos show us being welcomed by the families supported by St. Monica and well as the village of Los Polvorines where St. Monica built their chapel (Santa Monica Capilla) and feeds their children breakfast.

6: Perpetual Adoration within the main church, Santisimo Sacramento (Most Blessed Sacrament).

7-8: Hospice Center where parishioners are served before dying. An old friend is with Deacon Lee who brought him Communion for a couple years. Sadly, this is probably the last visit since Manuel was rapidly deteriorating.

9-10: Orphans at Madre de Redentor (Mother of the Redeemer) are eating ice cream donated by Steve and Debbie Yandell. Debbie presented $8,000 from St. Monica to feed the 110 orphanes one square meal per day for a year.

11: Helen O’Connor distributing breakfast rolls to children from two villages. Charles and Jamie Zorio support 300 children.

12: This is a normal means of transportation in rural villages: a donkey and a cart.

12-16: Missionaries helped with Bible School in the St. Monica Chapel. The chapel was build by St. Monica and some parishioners helped construct it. Our parish feeds 150 children breakfast every morning.

17: One option was to take some of supported children to the Pacific Ocean. Many had never been there before.

18: The family that Karen and Deacon Lee have supported for nine years. It’s nice having two families!